Acadia National Park
This research developed and applied state-of-the-art trail condition assessment and monitoring procedures and applied them to the park’s formal and informal (visitor-created) trails.
At Acadia National Park, changing visitor use levels and patterns have contributed to an
increasing degree of visitor use impacts to natural and cultural resources. To better understand
the extent and severity of these resource impacts and identify effective management techniques,
the park sponsored this research to develop monitoring protocols, collect baseline data, and
identify suggestions for management strategies. The park has adopted the NPS Visitor
Experience and Resource Protection (VERP) carrying capacity framework to guide these studies.
Attached document published May 2011
Created by an act of Congress in 1879, the U.S. Geological Survey has evolved over the ensuing 125 years, matching its talent and knowledge to the progress of science and technology. The USGS is the sole science agency for the Department of the Interior. It is sought out by thousands of partners and customers for its natural science expertise and its vast earth and biological data holdings.
posted Apr 17, 2024
This report summarizes guidance and best practices to create safer bicycle facilities and connect them into networks that allow more people to safely bike to more places within and throughout communities.
Setting Speed Limits for Health and Safety
posted Apr 17, 2024
This mini-report on setting speed limits shows the current framework for speed limit policies through a review of state laws that set speed limits.
posted Nov 14, 2023
These case studies reveal a number of lessons learned that will be valuable in future winter travel management planning efforts.
TRAILS SAFE PASSING PLAN: STOP, SPEAK, and STAND BACK
posted Feb 14, 2023
Horses are prey animals and naturally can be afraid of unfamiliar people and objects. Horses have natural "flight“ survival instincts and prefer to move their feet towards an exit route. Therefore, people with horses should pass at a walk while other trail users remain STOPPED until passed.
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